JOIN THE DOTS (RESEARCH) LTD
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Cash
£287k
-53.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.3m
-38.4% vs 2024
Employees
82
-19.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£550k
-77.7% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company is reliant on the financial support of its parent company, Human8 Europe NV. ... these circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,349,702 | £30,630,734 | £12,120,910 | £8,924,170 | £6,668,235 | -25.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,483,441 | £3,917,613 | £2,263,456 | £1,711,788 | £92,376 | -94.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,466,587 | £3,743,760 | -£120,055 | £2,466,552 | £549,793 | -77.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,009,576 | £3,274,169 | -£484,918 | £2,049,933 | £559,905 | -72.7% | |
| Cash | £1,711,851 | £771,388 | £379,356 | £613,515 | £286,878 | -53.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,285,556 | £13,629,718 | £12,374,250 | £14,170,678 | £9,630,740 | -32% | |
| Net assets | £7,262,105 | £10,536,274 | £10,051,356 | £11,840,231 | £7,293,002 | -38.4% | |
| Equity | £7,262,105 | £10,536,274 | £10,051,356 | £11,840,231 | £7,293,002 | -38.4% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 135 | 117 | 102 | 82 | -19.6% | |
| Wages | £5,479,046 | £9,564,787 | £5,590,304 | £5,404,664 | £4,950,260 | -8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £282,765 | £399,988 | £168,935 | £130,695 | £460,809 | +252.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £9,473 | £6,981 | £5,904 | -15.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £123,332 | £356,021 | +188.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-06-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.2% | 12.8% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 10.7% | -4.0% | 23.0% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.1% | 28.7% | 18.3% | 12.1% | 1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.5% | 68.7% | 59.0% | 39.2% | 39.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.87x | 3.35x | 4.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.07x | 2.30x | 2.50x | 0.28x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JOIN THE DOTS (RESEARCH) LTD 2011-06-08 → present
- VIRTUAL SURVEYS LIMITED 1998-04-16 → 2011-06-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company is reliant on the financial support of its parent company, Human8 Europe NV. ... these circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- JOIN THE DOTS (RESEARCH) LTD · parent
- Space Doctors Limited 100%
- Insites Consultants Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOMFIELD, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2026-06-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| CHILD, Paul Robert | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1977 | British |
| MAYER, James Joseph | Director | 2026-06-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMLEY, Patricia Mary | Secretary | 1998-04-16 | 2014-01-06 |
| HEDLEY, David James | Secretary | 2014-01-06 | 2017-06-09 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-16 | 1998-04-16 |
| ASHBY, Quentin | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2023-06-01 |
| COMLEY, Patricia Mary | Director | 1998-04-16 | 2017-05-05 |
| COMLEY, Peter Gerald | Director | 1998-04-16 | 2018-02-09 |
| DE WULF, Kristof Sven Frank | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2025-01-01 |
| DUHAMEL, Tim | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2025-01-01 |
| GODERIS, Tom | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2025-01-01 |
| LAWRENCE, Graeme Norman | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2025-01-01 |
| POYNTER, Raymond Andrew | Director | 2003-10-31 | 2009-10-22 |
| REARDON, Marilyn Rose | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| REEVES, Pauline | Director | 2018-02-09 | 2020-01-31 |
| SCHILLEWAERT, Niels Andre Arthur Georges | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2025-01-01 |
| SPRIET, Catherine Liesbeth Caroline | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| THOMPSON, Alwin Curtis | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2016-12-31 |
| WRAGG, Timothy | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrus Henricus Coenraad Huijboom | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| Camille Nicita Higley | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-03 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Kristof De Wulf | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-03 | Active |
| Edo Pfennings | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-03 | Active |
| Diederick Vriend | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-03 | Active |
| Mc Insites Nv | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-26 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
| Insites Compages Nv | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-06-26 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
| Mr Quentin Ashby | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-05 | Ceased 2017-05-17 |
| Join The Dots Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-05-05 | Active |
| Mrs Patricia Mary Comley | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-05 |
| Mr Peter Gerald Comley | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-04 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.